Like Michael, I read Michelle’s piece this morning and was reminded of some prior go-rounds, specifically on Islam and beheadings. About three years ago, after the jihadist decapitations of Americans Nick Berg and Paul Johnson, NRO prompted what turned out to be a pretty vigorous debate. First, Mustafa Akyol penned this piece, claiming that “nothing could be further from the truth” than the claim that such atrocities were inspired by Islam. I begged to differ, here. My rebuttal borrowed liberally from prior work by Andy Bostom, who then proceeded to contribute this comprehensive FPM piece on jihadist treatment of war captives and non-combatants. Mustafa, meanwhile, responded in this NRO piece. At Jihad Watch, Robert Spencer added typically invaluable insights, here and here, responding to Mustafa’s arguments.